ALL of my riding for the past few years has been on recumbent bikes, both two wheeled and three wheeled varieties. Some folks look at them and say, maybe when I'm old or diabled I'll have to ride those bikes but I have a completley different perspective.
I think that diamond frame bikes are fine, but recumbents are a natural evolution of the bicycle form. Consider riding for long distances with NO arm, wrist, neck, or rear end discomfort. Riding with your head upright, back supported and in an aerodynamic position. I'm just happy that someone re-thought the geometry/ergonomics of bicycle riding. Unfortunately they are not wildly popular (we are such sheep when it comes to accepting new ideas for old products) and thus expensive and not always readily available.
In Northern California you can test ride recumbents at Zach Kaplan's (zakaplan@earthlink.net) in Alameda, and Gold Country Cyclery near Sacramento. A good on-line resource is also The Hostel Shoppe in Wisconsin.
I think that diamond frame bikes are fine, but recumbents are a natural evolution of the bicycle form. Consider riding for long distances with NO arm, wrist, neck, or rear end discomfort. Riding with your head upright, back supported and in an aerodynamic position. I'm just happy that someone re-thought the geometry/ergonomics of bicycle riding. Unfortunately they are not wildly popular (we are such sheep when it comes to accepting new ideas for old products) and thus expensive and not always readily available.
In Northern California you can test ride recumbents at Zach Kaplan's (zakaplan@earthlink.net) in Alameda, and Gold Country Cyclery near Sacramento. A good on-line resource is also The Hostel Shoppe in Wisconsin.
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